Kevin's Watch

I didn't see an appropriate thread for this observation, and a search yielded no proof of previously mentioned, although I imagine this has surely been noted before.

rhadhamaerl and the Maerl River

lillianrill and the Rill River

I noticed that and thought it was neat.

Good catch!

Seconded on the "good catch"!
Hopefully I'll now keep an eye out for hithertofore-unnoticed implications tied to that...

Also, I think those words are beautiful...
Rill. Maerl.
Rhadamaerl.
Lillianrill.

"Till Rill and Maerl are new and clean...
As ancient Llurallin..."*

* the above quotation may be my approximation / paraphrase.

Going on 30 years, and I'm still finding out stuff. Well done, Shuram.

The Chronicles are like onions. They smell bad and make people cry....Just kidding.

They have layers. Every time I read them, I discover something new. Facepalm indeed. This should actually be a thread based on new discoveries upon re-reading, which probably already exists. (?) I guess I should head on over to "Dissecting the Land".....

I am noticing that maerl and rill are quite recurring.

suru-pa-maerl
radhamaerl
Maerl River

lor-liarill
lillianrill
Rill River

I am beginning to grasp a sort of root meaning. I feel as if rill suggests "flesh (of the earth/Land)", and maerl suggests "bone (of the earth/Land)"....Anyone else feeling this?

Not merely 'stone' and 'wood' ?

Good point But, no, I think there is more to it than just stone and wood. At least, I don't think the people of the land, or particularly the Hirebrands and Gravelingasas, think of it as 'merely' wood or stone, but rather parts of the living, breathing lifeforce that is the Land. I guess I am just reaching, or projecting my own interpretation, so I guess I am trying to say that it just feels like that is what they mean, to me at least.

Not saying you are wrong! Wood is the flesh of the Land, and stone the bone.